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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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